日本殖民朝鲜时期,日本将军之孙长谷川辰雄(小田切让 Jô Odagiri 饰)与贫贱子弟金俊植(张东健 Dong -gun Jang 饰)竞逐长跑,直至奥运选拔。尽管俊植涉险夺冠,却被诬陷违规。愤愤不平的民众与军方发生冲突,最终俊植被充军。他和兄弟们屡遭日军凌辱。一次野战,俊植意外俘获了专门射杀日军的狙击手斯莱(范冰冰 饰)。上将辰雄来前线督战,令俊植受辱。他每晚坚持长跑,却被烧了跑鞋。他不愿做敢死队,索性集体出逃。俊植看到苏军压境,决定跑回送信。结果,日军惨败,辰雄和俊植被俘。冰天雪地,俊植见到了此前出逃的兄弟众泰,但后者已成冷血。一次骚乱之后,俊植和辰雄角斗,结果俊植宽容了对手。此后,德军疯狂反扑,俊植和辰雄在敢死队同历生死。他们为了逃命,同甘共苦,翻山越岭,来到德军占领地。两人失散,再见竟是诺曼底的德军阵营,辰雄再次见到了那个奔跑着的身影……Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the Soviets. They run away but soon are captured by Germans and forced to separate. In 1944, they meet again at the shores of Normandy.